Lin Dan
Olympic athlete
1983 –
Who is Lin Dan?
Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. Considered by many to be the greatest singles player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat.
Lin Dan also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012.
He has been nicknamed "Super Dan" by his fans.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1983
Longyan - Also known as
- Super Dan
- Spouses
- Xie Xingfang
(2010/12/13 - )
- Xie Xingfang
- Nationality
- China
- Profession
- Education
- Huaqiao University
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on July 23, 2013
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